Suspected impaired driver injured after crashing car into pole in Toronto

A driver suspected of being under the influence is in hospital after crashing their vehicle into a pole near Toronto’s lakeshore.

Toronto police were notified around 10 p.m. of a single-vehicle crash on Lakeshore Boulevard West near Palais Royale and Sunnyside Beach.

Const. David Hopkinson says officers arrived on the scene to a car with significant damage and nearby wires down. The pole was also knocked onto the roadway.

One individual was taken to a trauma centre with serious injuries, and Hopkinson says that the same person was arrested for suspected impaired driving.

No other injuries have been reported.

At the time, motorists were being urged to seek alternate routes while officers were on scene.

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